Comparison

Artillery vs Detox

On the evidence we track, Artillery leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Artillery67
Detox56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Artillery67 / 100medium · 73%
Detox56 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tier
Artillery✓
Detox✓
Model
Artilleryfree
Price level
Artilleryfree
Detoxfree
Transparent
Artillery✓
Detox✓
Integrations
Count
Artillery20
Detox5
Security
Disclosure policy
Artillery✓
Detox–
Scorecard
Artillery–
Detox4.1
Reliability
Status page
Artillery✓
Detox✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Artillery–
Detox2,719
Github stars
Artillery–
Detox12,038
Release
Cadence days
Artillery–
Detox12
History
Artillery–
License
Spdx
Artillery–
DetoxMIT
Language
Primary
Artillery–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Artillery6 items
Detox5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for testing tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Test types
Artillery-
DetoxUnit + integration + E2E
Browser automation
Artillery✓
Detox-
Built-in assertion library
Artillery✓
Detox✓
Languages
ArtilleryJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
DetoxJavaScript
Isolation
Mocking / stubbing
Artillery-
Detox✓
Techniques
Snapshot testing
Artillery-
Detox-
Performance
Parallel execution
Artillery✓
Detox✓
Insight
Code coverage
Artillery-
Detox-
DX
Watch mode
Artillery-
Detox-
Ops
CI integration
Artillery✓
Detox✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Artillery

Leader

A distributed load testing platform for production use, supporting real browser testing via Playwright alongside API testing, deployable on AWS Lambda or Fargate.

Independently observed

Detox

A testing framework for React Native apps that simulates real user interactions on actual devices and simulators with automatic synchronization. It's designed for continuous integration and supports multiple test runners.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Artillery

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans include Team, Business, and Enterprise.

  • Team-
  • Business-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Detox

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Artillery✓
Detox✗
iOS
Artillery✗
Detox✓
Android
Artillery✗
Detox✓
CLI
Artillery✓
Detox✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Artillery✓
Detox–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Artillery

Leader
12 total
  • Slack
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • Azure ACI
  • Playwright
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Kinesis
  • GraphQL
  • WebSocket
  • gRPC
  • Socket.io
  • CloudWatch Logs
Independently observed

Detox

6 total
  • Jest
  • Travis CI
  • Circle CI
  • Jenkins
  • Mocha
  • CircleCI
Independently observed
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